Archive for January, 2013

Image: An artist’s conception of Kepler-22b, once thought to be positioned in its star’s habitable zone. New work on habitable zones suggests the planet is actually too hot to be habitable. Credit: NASA/Ames/JPL-Caltech. Habitable Zones: A Moving Target by PAUL […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

New Solar Module Uses Holographic Foil to Create Cheaper, More Efficient Panels by Lidija Grozdanic, 01/31/13 A new silicon-based solar panel which utilizes holographic foil is reported to be nearly twice as efficient as standard panels. Referred to as a […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

Dynamic in lithiated graphite: a) Experiments show that deuterium bombardment dramatically increases the surface oxygen; b) Simulation shell for the D-impact chemistry in lithiated and oxidized carbon Research on lithium coatings unlocks mystery surrounding the harnessing of fusion energy January […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

Dream Chaser New Concept of Operations Published on Aug 3, 2012 by Sierra Nevada Corporation’s Space Systems Sierra Nevada Corporation’s Space Systems is pleased to announce that we have been awarded $212.5 million as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Integrated […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

THE STARS ON A SHOESTRING: AMATEUR ASTRONAUTS IGNITE A GRASSROOTS SPACE RACE By Adrianne Jeffries on January 31, 2013 10:44 am Inside an old storage warehouse in an abandoned shipyard in Copenhagen, Kristian von Bengston and Peter Madsen have been […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

Assembling living tissue with 3D maglev tech: A biohacker’s dream come true By John Hewitt on January 30, 2013 at 10:10 am The handmaiden of scientific discovery is a new tool. Good researchers build their own instruments and nowadays the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

MARTIAN SUNSET: NASA’s Mars Exploration Rover Spirit captured this stunning view as the Sun sank below the rim of Gusev crater on Mars. Image: Flickr/NASA Solar System Exploration Step into the Twilight Zone: Can Earthlings Adjust to a Longer Day […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

University of Illinois neuroscience professor Aron Barbey U.S. researchers map emotional intelligence of the brain By David Szondy January 29, 2013 We tend to think of reason and emotion as being two different things, but it turns out that there […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

The CNRS-Ohio nanomotor. The outstretched appendages are rotor blades. Credit: Nanocomputer.com Rick Docksai’s blog › Vive La Nanotechnologie Posted on January 29, 2013 A joint French-U.S. research team made nanotech history this month by constructing a first-ever molecular motor that […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…